Dr Kirstin Mulholland

Assistant Professor

Department: Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing

Before taking an academic post at Northumbria University, Kirstin was a class teacher, senior leader, and Specialist Leader of Education in primary schools in the North East for more than 13 years. Kirstin is currently the Initial Teacher Education subject lead for English, as well as Modern Foreign Languages. She is one of the module leaders for the Educational Research and Enquiry strand of the BA Primary Education programme.

Kirstin completed her MEd and EdD at the University of Newcastle, and also holds an MLitt in Latin American Literature. She has a particular interest in simulation-based approaches for teacher education; teacher research; perceptions and experiences of teaching and learning; and the role of student voice in developing pedagogy.

Kirstin is a school governor for a local primary school, and collaborates closely with many regional and national organisations, including the Great North Maths Hub, National Centre for Excellence in Teaching Mathematics, Education Endowment Foundation, and the Research School Network.

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Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

Kirstin's principal interests include:

teacher research, and participatory research with teachers, students and children
perceptions of teaching and learning, and the impacts of these upon self-concept, motivation and learning outcomes
the development of metacognition through peer collaboration and talk

Key Publications

Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
But what does it look like? The importance of exemplifying research in practice, Aubin, G., Green, S., James, F., Kettlewell, J., Mulholland, K., Pritchard, B. 2 Feb 2023, In: Impact: Journal of the Chartered College of Teaching
“How was it for you?” The impacts of student-staff partnerships in developing online teaching and learning, Nichol, D., Mulholland, K., Anderson, A., Taylor, S., Davies, J. 29 Jul 2023, In: Journal of Further and Higher Education
‘It feels like you’re going back to the beginning…’: addressing imposter feelings in early career academics through the creation of communities of practice, Mulholland, K., Nichol, D., Gillespie, A. 2 Jan 2023, In: Journal of Further and Higher Education
Supporting professional development in primary mathematics: Applying the EEF guidance report, Gray, W., Mulholland, K. 31 Jan 2023, In: Impact: Journal of the Chartered College of Teaching
Using simulation in a primary education context to encourage student engagement and professional learning, Gray, W., Luke, C., Meller, S., Mulholland, K., Herridge, D., Anderson, A., Nichol, D. 14 Apr 2023, European Teacher Education Network (ETEN) Annual Conference
Document Analysis, Rapley, T., Ardron, K., Littlefair, D., Mulholland, K., Jenkings, K. 1 Nov 2022, International Encyclopedia of Education, Elsevier
“Everyone’s talking about Oscar.”: Using simulation in a primary education context to encourage student engagement and professional learning, Luke, C., Meller, S., Anderson, A., Gray, W., Nichol, D., Herridge, D., Mulholland, K. 3 Nov 2022, UCET Annual Conference 2022
“Everyone’s talking about Oscar”: Using simulation in a primary education context to encourage engagement in professional learning whilst managing cognitive load, Anderson, A., Mulholland, K., Herridge, D., Meller, S., Gray, W., Luke, C., Nichol, D. 29 Jun 2022, North East Regional Learning and Teaching Conference 2022
Exploring the use of simulation in a primary ITE context, Mulholland, K., Luke, C., Meller, S., Nichol, D., Anderson, A., Herridge, D., Gray, W. 20 Sep 2022
'Stepping Stones': Using a visual metaphor to manage cognitive load in maths, Mulholland, K. 20 Sep 2022

Professional Activity

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Organising a conference, workshop, ...: Advance HE Teaching and Learning Conference 2023 2023

Qualifications

Education EdD April 18 2016
Education MEd December 03 2009
Education PGCE June 30 2007
Latin American MLitt December 01 2005
Hispanic Studies BA (Hons) July 08 2003
National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics Accredited Professional Development Lead NCETM PD Lead 2018

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